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Create your EquipboardGuitars 2
This is a good guitar, and I love the Ibanez Quantum Humbucker pickups, the Jatoba fretboard, and the Ibanez machine heads.
I do think that if the fretboard would have been made with Rosewood instead of Jatoba, it would have a more resonant and warm sound.
I gave one less star just because of the fretboard, and the fact that this guitar can not compare to the high-end Ibanez models. Other than my fretboard preference and personal taste in guitars, there is nothing flawed about this electric guitar. Get it. It is excellent. Very much worth the $430.
Hands down. This is the best electric guitar ever. Very suitable for blues, jazz, rock, metal, pop, funk, literally anything you want.
Bass Guitars 2
Better than my first cheap Yamaha bass, this actually offers many tonal possibilities and it feels like I'm a god at bass whenever I play.
However, one slight issue I have is the intonation on the bass. The low E string has poor intonation, but this can always be fixed, of course.
That being said, my bass was a floor model, it was NOT brand new. So of course, you can expect there to be minor things here and there from a used bass.
Amplifiers 4
For any beginner who just wants to learn to play the electric bass guitar, this amplifier is sufficient to make the player's desired tone.
For a practice amp for a more experienced musician, this does just as well. This is a very affordable amp, at only $99.
This amplifier stunned me with its tube amp sound.
This is a modelling amp that not only sounds like a real tube amplifier, but it has some of the same qualities as one when you play.
If you like to play electric guitar through bass amps, this is the perfect match. Even just playing a bass through this amp, like normal, sounds amazing!
Effects Pedals 9
It is the most versatile chorus pedal I have ever come across.
The 4 tone knobs give you a variety of chorus tones, from the clean chorus sounds, to the crazy flangy extremes. The selector switch in the middle gives you the option of an analog chorus, tri-chorus, and toneprint.
Toneprint is the feature that allows you to connect this pedal to your computer via a USB cable. With it, you can download sound patches, or toneprints, into your pedal, and even create your own.
The SD-1 beats every other pedal in almost every aspect of it.
It boosts your solos, it's very 'buttery' and smooth sounding, and it's inexpensive!
What more could you ask for?
It gives you the three options of RAW, FAT, and SCOOP (from top to bottom).
**RAW** gives you this nice warm and thick tube distortion sound.
**FAT** gives you a nice liquidy and fat tone that can be boosted with an overdrive pedal to give you a nice Thrash Metal sound.
**SCOOP** gives you a very "scooped" sound, so to speak. Boost this with an overdrive pedal, and you'll get a Death Metal, or even Black Metal sound.
My only issue is that sometimes, this pedal sounds slightly 'off'. It sounds cheap at times.
For a pedal that only costs about $20 - $25, this is a good noise-reducing pedal that does what you want. Most of the time.
If you want to use a noisy distortion pedal, this might be just fine for you. But if you like to have MORE gain than just a distortion pedal or just the 'dirty' channel on your amp, this will not help in reducing any noise. It will destroy your tone.
This pedal is the same as the Dragonfly BM-1 Black Metal Distortion pedal.
It sounds good for exactly what it's called. Soloist pedal is good for soloing. Who knew?
Although this pedal can also be cranked to a full distortion, I find that sometimes it feels like a cheap pedal. Just my personal feeling, of course.
It creates all the rock and metal wah tones I like. Worth every single penny.
I can get all the good crunchy tones, boosts, lead tones, anything. This tiny pedal is a versatile monster that does everything I need it to. It adds nice mid-range frequencies to your overall tone.
The first time I ever plugged this pedal in and started playing, I felt so shook more than any other time in my life, because I have never heard such a deadly and poisonous and heavy distortion pedal that can also be used as an overdrive or fuzz. The sound this produces is just evil. Everybody should have one.
Keyboards and Synthesizers 3
PROS:
+ Sounds nice, NOT WORTH $1,100, but it sounds okay.
+ Simple design
+ Built-in metronome
+ Plug in your headphones
CONS:
- More of a piece of furniture than anything
- The keys, especially for a beginner, are a little hard to press.
- When you really start to play the piano, and really get into the feelings during your song playing, you hitting the keys will get LOUD. A real, non-electric piano is softer, and more elegant.
- Not enough sounds, in total there are probably about 5-10 presets, and none of them are worth the $1,100 you pay for this product.
I can create any sound I want. Playing around with it for a while really inspires me to make more music, and more sounds, even with other instruments!
I love everything about this keyboard. It's a killer. It's overpowered.
Music Accessories 7
I love this set of strings. It gives me the sufficient tone I need for my guitar playing.
They possess all the qualities I look for in a set of guitar strings, they play just fine. Not too thick, not too thin, not too extreme sounding in either side of the spectrum, it's just very well-rounded.
I love it. Period.
It's the only thing that is not too thick, yet not too skinny, so it won't break on me like a piece of garbage.
Although somehow thinner than the Dunlop 0.88mm picks, this pick is great for tremolo picking, and also for any type of music style that involves a BRIGHT tone. If you want to have a more fat and warm tone, you should use the Dunlop 0.88mm picks. They are thicker. Many guitar players use the 1mm and 0.88mm Dunlop picks. They never break or bend, you may lose a couple, but hey, they're fun to use.
This works beautifully if you want to play with a more thick tone, for example, in jazz.
Hey, you may even want a thick rock or metal rhythm tone. Even for leads, this sounds and feels amazing. It feels like you're just ripping through the strings, and you have just ascended into the rock 'n' roll heavens.
They are great. Awesome for any style. It's just perfect.
Other than the Big Stubby picks, these are my other favorite picks to use. Perfect for tremolo/alternate picking, perfect for almost any situation, really.
Studio Equipment 5
This laptop, for a beginner, is great. Especially for that expensively huge price tag. It gets the job done. Seriously well. I use it for music. I also use it for PC gaming :D and it surprisingly works very well for that purpose.
Beautiful audio interface. This interface does everything I need it for.
Plug in your electric guitar, electric/acoustic guitar, electric bass guitar, plug in your microphone, audio speakers, and also, you have direct control of where the audio comes out from (the input, output). Cool.
I really do love this set of speakers. JBL has really done it with this one. The sound quality is AMAZING, and for a good, low price, too.
There are much better options. This microphone does what I need it to do, and that's all that matters.
Not that bad. For the price, this is pretty good. A little expensive for some, but still pretty good for the features:
+ A 3.5mm jack
+ A 6.35mm adapter
DAWs 1
This is much more simple to work with than most other workstations. This Direct Audio Workstation (DAW), however, has a slight learning curve for newbies. But it's really easy to get used to.
Easy to learn, hard to master.
World Instruments 3
Other Gear 2
I see no problem with mine, it works perfectly fine.
The sound quality is amazing. It comes with the harp case, and a small cleaning cloth. Perfect for every situation.